Ironing-table.



E. J. LANE.

I IRONING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.13,1912.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

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- INVENTOR COLUMBIA PLANQURAPu c0 WASHINGTON. [L c UNITED i s TEs PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. rnnnqor RAPID, CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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To all whom, it may camera: V

Be it known that I, EDWARD LANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rapid City, county of Pennington, and.

State of South Dakota,have invented 'cer-, tain new and useful Improvements in Iron irig-Tables, of which the followingspecification.

1 adapted to fold into compact form when This nvent on relates to ironingtables.

My, object is toprovide an ironing table notwanted for use; which will be strong and steady when set up; andwill be inex pensive to manufacture.

A; further object of the invention 1s the provision f anovel ironing table'having a flower supporting 'rack' and an upper overhanging ironing board,-whereby shirts and- I other garments may be readily slipped over 7 permit ready ironing and will be supported '25 capable offolding intocompact form.

the overhanging end of the ironingboard to by the rack to prevent their becoming'soiled by contact with the floor; further to provide an ironing table, adapted to accomplish the foregoing objects and which will also be 2, a bottom view with the'parts completely folded; Fig. 8, a side elevation showing'the parts as they appear when starting to fold;

- Fig. 4, a detail .perspective of a'cross-piece,

a brace, and a locking device, by themselves and Fig. 5, adetail perspective of one of the latches used for locking the braces.

' rack.- At 2 the bottom 2 is free.

i There is a lower rack 1, a portion of which has a slatted bottom 2 securedto the 'crosspieces 3 that connect the side bars of the Hinged at 4 to the side pieces of therack 1, are fold-' ing legs 5 having upper and lower cross:

- pieces 6 and 7, the former abutting the ends 2 and the ends 1 of'the rack when the legs 5 are in extended and upright position, as

, shown in Fig. 1, thus constituting stops fort-he legs 5. A brace 8 hinged to the cross-piece 7 at 9, has a beveled end 10-" adapted to be received in a notch 11 in one of the cross-pieces 3, Fig- 4;, and has a Specification of Letters Patent Patented Dec, 1'7, 1912, Application filed March 13, 1912. Serial llio. 683,564. i

keeper 12 adapted to receive the end of a ed, thelegs 5 may fold upwardlypthe' legs 5 then lying alongside the side pieces of the rack 1, the brace 8 beingthen disposed between the slats 2.

Legs 15 are pivoted at 16 to the other end of the side pieces of rack 1 and are adapted to fold inwardly like the legs 5, said legs 15 being connected by cross-pieces 17 and 18,

with the {underside of the ends of the side piecesqof rack 1, asshown in Fig. 1, when the legs are extended, To the lower cross- ;p1ece18 is hinged at 19 a brace 20 similar in all respects to. the'brace 8 and provided with a keeper "2lsiniilar to keeper 12 and adapted to be locked, in a notch 22in the remaining cross-piece 3.,by a bolt or latch .23 sliding in members 24: on said cross-piece .3. The'notch 22 isbeveled, as also the end of the'brace20, as with the notch 11 and end the former of which is adaptedto engage of brace 8,:these beveled parts tending; to

cause the braces to'slide upwardly when unlocked and any, interference with the folding 1 of the tablefis thus prevented. fWhenyt-he -legs'15 are folded, the braces 8 and .20 lie.

alongside of "each other in the space he tween the slats 2. Pivoted at 25 to the side pieces of the rack l are supplemental legs I 26.. These legs are adapted to fold inbe tween the side pieces of the rack 1.

. The ironing board 27 is hinged the legs 26 and at'29 to the legs 15 whichare at28 to I .95

extendedupwardly above the rack 1. for that purpose. A ledge 30 on theironing board 27 is adapted to abut the legs 15 when the I ironingtable is in an extended position. on

the legs 26 is a turn button 31 which; is

adapted to engage one of the cross pieces a 17 ,18, preferably the former, when the parts are-in the folded-condition shown in F ig. '2,1thereby locking the parts together Y in compact and secure fashion.

When the ironing. table is in extended touching the floor and :consequently kept condition, the end of the ironing. board 27 I overhangsthe rack 1 and its slatted bottom 2, and any garment which is being ironed and is'of such size that a part hangs down,

is supported by the rack and prevented from from soiling. Furthermore, the rack affords a convenient support for any articles required in connection with the ironing of garments and by reason of the relation of the sides of the rack 1 and the slatted bottom 2, such articles are prevented from falling off the rack.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An ironing table having, in combination, a lower rack, folding supporting legs pivoted thereto intermediate their ends, said legs extending upwardly above the rack, other supporting legs foldably connected to the rack, supplemental legs pivoted to and rising from the rack, an ironing board hinged to the upwardly extending legs firstnamed and to the supplemental legs, and means for securing the parts in extended position.

2. An ironing table having, in combination, a lower rack, folding supporting legs pivoted thereto intermediate their ends, said legs extending upwardly above the rack, other supporting legs foldably connected to the rack, supplemental legs pivoted to and rising from the rack, an ironing board hinged to the upwardly extending legs firstnamed and to the supplemental legs, and releasable braces interposed between the supporting legs and the rack.

3. An ironing table having, in combination, a lower rack, folding supporting legs pivoted thereto intermediate their ends, said legs extending upwardly above the rack, other supporting legs foldably connected to the-rack, supplemental legs pivoted to and rising from the rack, an ironing board hinged to the upwardly extending legs firstnamed and to the supplemental legs, independent braces hinged to the respective supporting legs aforesaid, and releasable looking devices on the rack adapted for securing the free ends of said braces to the rack.

l. An ironing table having, in combination, a lower rack, folding supporting legs pivoted thereto intermediate their ends, said legs extending upwardly above the rack,

other supporting legs foldably connected to the rack, an ironing board hinged to the upwardly extending legs first-named and to the supplemental legs, independent braces hinged to the respective supporting legs aforesaid and having their free ends resting on and adapted to slide upon the rack as said legs are folded or extended, keepers on the free ends of the braces, and slidable rack when the legs are folded and to lie.

side by side alongside the slatted bottom of the rack, and locking devices for securing the braces to the cross-pieces of the rack.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDl/VARD J. LANE.

Witnesses I WAYNE W. WOODARD,

HARRY S. VENTZY.

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